What is the evidence?

observation

Wiggle-matched cemetery timbers produce an interval in which Alakul and Fedorovo-labelled contexts overlap.

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Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.

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Chronology

Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.

Interpretation and caveats

The result challenges a universally sequential Alakul-then-Fedorovo chronology and supports locally overlapping traditions.

Event context

Classification

Event type: radiocarbon dated mortuary overlap

Evidence layer: archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

The dated cemetery complex lies within northern Kazakhstan and directly tests a central regional chronology problem.

Research notes

  • Provides the direct high-resolution chronology. Role: dates. Locator: Results: 22 decadal replications and 1780-1660 cal BCE overlap.

Evidence and sources

Where to go next

Referenced records